Travis Browne Joins Josh Barnett in WADA Testing Ahead of UFC 168

Josh
Barnett is not the only heavyweight who will undergo World
Anti-Doping Agency testing ahead of UFC
168.

Barnett’s opponent, Travis
Browne, will submit to the same WADA process ahead of the Dec.
28 event, which takes place at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
Nevada Athletic Commission Executive Director Keith Kizer verified
Browne’s participation with Sherdog.com on Tuesday following an
initial report from MMAJunkie.com. Kizer also confirmed
that the UFC will pay for both fighters’ testing fees.

The NAC last week announced that Barnett will be required to
undergo the additional testing as a requirement for receiving a
license to fight in the state. “The Warmaster” will also submit to
random testing from the NAC through the end of 2014, regardless of
whether he fights in Nevada next year.

While Barnett has failed three prior drug tests, Browne has never
tested positive for a banned substance. “Hapa” joined the UFC in
2010 and has racked up a promotional record of 6-1-1, with his only
loss coming to Antonio
Silva. The 31-year-old has won back-to-back fights by knockout,
first stopping Gabriel
Gonzaga in April before doing the same to ex-Strikeforce ruler
Alistair
Overeem this summer at UFC Fight Night 26.